Jay Lynch

Jay Lynch

Educational Data Scientist

Pearson

Mahalo!

I’m an educational data scientist and learning research consultant at Pearson. I dig learning analytics, meta-science, bayesian statistics, and vegan cooking. I spend most days floating purposefully through the tidyverse — munging, modeling, and visualizing educational data with the goal of improving outcomes for all learners.

I’m also passionate about using data for good. Past projects include probing for inequities in educational outcomes, building machine-learning models to support better decision-making, and designing visualizations to aid efforts to improve diversity in the workforce.

Interests

  • Learning Analytics
  • Bayesian Statistics
  • Data Visualization
  • Learning Sciences

Education

  • PhD in Philosophy, 2011

    University of Colorado at Boulder

  • MA in Philosophy, 2009

    University of Colorado at Boulder

  • BA in Psychology/Philosophy, 2004

    University of Arizona

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Educational Data Scientist

Pearson

Oct 2018 – Present Colorado

Responsibilities include:

  • Munging Complex Educational Data w/ SQL & R
  • Building Machine Learning Models
  • Data Visualization
  • Automated Dashboard Development
 
 
 
 
 

Sr. Learning Research Consultant

Pearson

Jul 2011 – Sep 2018 Colorado
Consulted with product teams and learning designers on learning science research. Conducted and published original qualitative and quantitative educational research.
 
 
 
 
 

Instructor

University of Colorado at Boulder

Aug 2008 – May 2011 Colorado
Taught philosophy of education, cognitive science, and philosophy of science.